Sanitary hair-pin holder.



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' E. E. STEPHENS.

SANITARY HAIR PIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 111.11.13, 1908.

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BESSIE E. STEPHENS, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE SANITARY HAIR GOODS CO.,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SANITARY HAIR-PIN HOLDER.

Application filed. January 13,

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, BEssiE E. STEPHENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Hair-Pin Iflolders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaiiis to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to holders for hair pins and the like, and has for its object to provide a device of this kind which will be sanitary in use and which will be 'conveniently and easily manipulate( Another object is to provide a device of this kind which will readily receive hair pins to be held by it, and which will at the same' time present a sightly appearance as an article of decoration.

For this and other objects which will prese ently appear my invention consists of certain novel arrangements and combinations of parts, of which the herein described hair pin holder is an embodiment.

l/Vhile herein I describe minute details I do not limit myself to these as they may be greatly varied without departing` from the spirit of the invention.. i l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

As shown the embodiment of my invention consists of a hair pin holder l, composed of a sanitary filling 2, and an outer casing 3. The filling 2 may be composed of any suitable material, such as sanitary wool, antiseptic cotton, spun glass or some other mineral fiber. W'liile I have found lambs wool to answer the purpose I do not limit myself to any particular filling. The casing 3 may be made of any suitable material, but is preferably made as follows. I provide two or more ribbons 4 intersecting and sewed together as at 5, to form a bottoni for the casing, the free ends being brought up around but not entirely to the top of the filling, said free ends being folded outwardly and downwardly to forni loops 6, through which loops may be passed a binding ribbon 7. The ribbon may be caught together to forni loops 8, and the loops may be provided with balls or l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

1908. Serial No. 410,679.

tassels, or some other means of ornamentation 9. The device as thus describedmay be placed on the like, or may be suspended on a hanger by means of the loops 8. rThe loops 7 are such a distance from the top that an opening 10 is left in the top of the casing as shown. There are also openings 1l. between the ribbons 4, and through any of these openings hair pins or the like may be thrust into the filling 2. Then the hair pin holder is resting on the top of a dresser the opening l() will be most convenient for use.

My improved hair pin holder forms a very convenient toilet article as pins with blunt points may be easily forced between the 'fibers and into the iilling.

rThe 'fibers of the filling have also a cleansing action on the hair pins when the same are thrust thereinto, as is obvious.

I'Iaving thus fully described niy invention, what I claim is:

1. A hair pin holder comprising an outer covering having a filling of wool, said covering being provided with an enlarged central opening to expose the wool therethrough and with side openings radiating from said central opening.

2. In combination, a filling of wool, and a casing comprising a plurality of ribbons centrally crossed and sewed together, loops on the free ends of said ribbons, and a binding ribbon passed through all of said loops.

3. In combination, a sanitary filling of wool, and an outer casing consisting of a plurality of ribbons crossed intermediately and sewed together at their intersecting edges, said ribbons being turned upwardly and over said filling to a point removed from the outer central point of said iilling, the free ends of said ribbon being folded upwardly and back and secured to themselves to form loops, a bimling ribbon passed thro ugh said loops, and bows on said binding ribbons between said loops.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BESSIE E. STEPHENS. lVitnesses CHAs. N. STEPHENS, MAY V. MICHAUD.

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